Suit against God tossed over lack of address

Seeded on Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:52 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator's lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn't properly served due to his unlisted home address.

nebraska, law-school, faith, christians, us-news, term-limits, msnbci

New York election mixup: 'Osama' on ballot

Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:47 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama."

politics, decision-08, barack-obama-news, msnbci

Parents: Girls strip-searched at Mich. school

Seeded on Wed Oct 8, 2008 7:49 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Three seventh-grade girls at a school in Monroe were ordered to strip to their underwear while a teacher investigated the alleged theft of $42, their parents charge.

education, msnbci

Palin's family ties include FDR, Princess Diana

Seeded on Wed Oct 8, 2008 7:38 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Barack Obama and Dick Cheney are not the only political odd couple who share a family tree. Sarah Palin is linked in her lineage to Franklin Roosevelt.

politics, decision-08, msnbci

Seattle attorney, judge say Amanda Knox is being unfairly treated by court

Seeded on Tue Oct 7, 2008 12:20 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)

The Italian defense team working to win the freedom of University of Washington student Amanda Knox is getting a valuable assist from a well-known defense attorney and a judge in Seattle.

us-news, seattle-times

Mortgage forgiven for 90-year-old who shot self

Seeded on Sun Oct 5, 2008 6:12 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said it is forgiving the mortgage debt of a 90-year-old woman who shot herself in the chest as sheriff's deputies attempted to evict her.

business, real-estate, associated-press, msnbci

High heels for babies: Cute or creepy?

Seeded on Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:09 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Some people are getting a big kick out of an emerging fashion trend for baby girls - high heel crib shoes. Others are certain it's yet another sign that the republic really is going to perdition in a handbasket.

fashion, today, shoes, sex-and-the-city, parenting-family, msnbci

Chertoff: Aviation still vulnerable to terror

Seeded on Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:20 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The nation's top domestic security official says aviation still remains vulnerable to terrorist attack, seven years after 9/11.

washington, security, us-news, msnbci

GM recalls 857,735 vehicles for fire risk

Seeded on Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:01 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

General Motors Corp. is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short circuit problem.

business, autos, msnbci

Biden goes after McCain as he joins the ticket

Seeded on Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:30 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Joe Biden set the stage Wednesday for Barack Obama's historic address as the Democratic nominee by launching a heated attack tying John McCain to the Bush White House.

clinton, politics, president, bill-clinton, obama, barack-obama, bill, joe, biden, joe-biden

China in hot seat over missing elephant ivory

Seeded on Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:36 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

China's government lost track of 121 tons of elephant ivory over a dozen years that probably were sold on illegal markets, according to a previously undisclosed Chinese report.

business, teva, world-news, eastern-european, pharma, barr-pharmaceuticals, teva-pharmaceutical, world-environment, msnbci, barr-pharma